21C Learning 7th Annual Conference Presentation - First Year Lessons from One to World : a 1:1 iPad program for Elementary students

Note: The following presentation is from the 7th Annual 21C Learning Hong Kong Conference 2014. Presented on December 12 and 13 by Ben Summerton, on behalf of the KIS EdTech team 2012-15.

Description: In 2013-14 KIS introduced 'One to World', a 1:1 iPad program that adopted as it's motto: 'creative, inspire, redefine'. This presentation summarises key observations and findings from the consultation and design aspects of One to World, through to it's implementation. The focus will then shift to examining how One to World has impacted student learning for our Grade 3 and 4 students participating in One to World, and how it is recasting the role of the teacher.

Schoology: Assessment Made Easy

This session is for all teachers who wish to create:

1. Assignments
2. Quizzes or Tests
3. Discussions (that you can filter students, provide individual feedback on, and even grade)
4. Add Blank Grading Columns like on a tradition Excel/Numbers/Google Spreadsheet
5. Badges
6. Create Rubrics
7. Manage Student Workload

Please take time at the end of the session to provide valuable feedback to the EdTech Team via Fish Food: http://kisfishbowl.blogspot.kr/p/fish-food-post-session.html

Schoology: Grading and Assessment

Schoology: Grading and Assessment 

Regardless of what capacity in which you use Schoology, one common element is that it makes learning experiences simpler for teachers, students and parents to engage in as a community. Schoology adopts elements of social media, and combines it with all the features one would expect of a course manager, such as grading, assessment, calendars, and reminders. It also includes a direct (individual) or group messenger. This session in The Fish Bowl focuses primarily on the basics of Schoology, but then focusing on Grading and Assessment in a little more detail.

To familiarize yourself with Schoology, log in and take a look at the following:

• Settings - Click on the triangle to the right of your name. Pay close attention to Notifications and Account Settings. 
• Home - Click Home and notice you receive all Schoology updates in one place.
• Upcoming - All assignments and events will appear in the far right column.
• Course - An official class created in PowerSchool. Members can only be modified by PowerSchool administrators.
• Group - A group can be created by any user and for any activity (club, team, common interest). Membership to the group can be decided on by the group's creator.
• Post - Similar to a Facebook status update. In the home screen you may post to multiple courses & groups with one post. Within a course or group you post will only be seen by that course or group.
• Course Options - This popup menu is available in every course and allows you to customize the settings of the course. In the Privacy tab please change the Default landing page to Updates.

Below is the guide EdTech created in 2013-14 that helps to explain some of the basic landscape of Schoology. We will demonstrate this is our session with live examples of course. This guide is for your reference and convenience.

http://fishbowlkis.wikispaces.com/file/view/Schoology%20Guide.pdf/512150132/Schoology%20Guide.pdf

1. Grading 

• You can grade student work either by inputting your assessment scores directly into the Gradebook, or by using a Rubric, which auto-calculates and records for you. This Gradebook can be exported as a spreadsheet too. 
• Grade Scales are available to use (currently), which mirror the grade scales in PowerSchool (both the default A-F; and AP Scale) 
• Grading can take the form of Badges to 'gamify' learning and recognise achievement. This is being used in particular in the ES, and once created, can be shared. 

2. Assessment

• Assignment setup and distribution to a single class or multiple classes (in 1 click)
• Pre-load assignment with a scheduled 'go-live' date and time 
• Create 'Grading Groups' for differentiated assessment or learning experiences (such as Discussions). 

3. Communication 

• Parents will be able to view activity for all courses and groups their child is a member of. 
• Make sure parents have adjusted their settings to receive email or SMS.
• You can easily send home notices, newsletters and post items as calendar events to keep parents informed of what is going on in your class.

Session Keynote:

https://www.icloud.com/iw/#keynote/BAKQjVPxdIxQUf_PurSBvIYX4sc-qA4D0CKF/Schoology_-_Grading_and_Assessment